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concatenative

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kənˈkæ.tə.nə.tɪv/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Linked in a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; successive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Operating by concatenation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • concatenative synthesis

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *katesnā Latin catēna Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin catēnō Latin concatēnō Latin concatēnātus English concatenate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English concatenative From concatenate + -ive.